Guantanamo.- As part of efforts to prevent and control hypertension in Guantánamo, approximately 700 sphygmomanometers are being distributed among healthcare facilities at various levels of the public health system.
According to reports from the province’s latest daily meeting on operational and socioeconomic matters, the equipment will help improve the quality of care provided to patients with high blood pressure.
During the meeting—which was chaired by senior Party and government officials via videoconference with representatives from all municipalities—Dr. Rafael Wilson Pérez, Director General of Health, reported that 400 devices would be allocated to primary healthcare facilities, 100 to the province’s three hospitals, and the remainder to first-year students at medical science institutions.
Guantánamo’s senior health official also announced the availability of 300 liters of chlorine for disinfecting and sanitizing healthcare facilities.
The meeting also addressed the need to strengthen enforcement by inspection teams responsible for ensuring compliance with banking and government regulations at both state-run and private establishments.
In particular, officials emphasized the requirement to conduct commercial transactions through electronic payment methods and to accept digital payments.
Participants noted that the volume of cash deposited at bank branches remains insufficient and stressed the urgent need for economic actors who refuse to sell food products through bank transfers to comply with the law.
Other matters discussed included ensuring care for hospital patients requiring hemodialysis; monitoring maternal and child health indicators; maintaining the water supply; addressing electrical transformer failures and repairs; and monitoring fuel availability throughout the province.
